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2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | USA | |
| Race | Chicago | |
| Image | File:Chicago Motor Speedway.svg | |
| Caption | ||
| Date | June 30 | |
| Year | 2002 | |
| Official name | 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago | |
| Race_No | 7 | |
| Season_No | 19 | |
| Series | CART | |
| Location | Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States | |
| Course | 1 Mile Oval | |
| Course_mi | 1.029 | |
| Course_km | 1.656 | |
| Distance_laps | 250 | |
| Distance_mi | 257.250 | |
| Distance_km | 414.000 | |
| Weather | 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy | |
| Pole_Driver | Dario Franchitti | |
| Pole_Team | Team Green | |
| Pole_Time | 23.428 | |
| Pole_Country | UK | |
| Fast_Driver | Paul Tracy | |
| Fast_Team | Team Green | |
| Fast_Time | 24.192 | |
| Fast_Lap | 230 | |
| Fast_Country | Canada | |
| First_Driver | Cristiano da Matta | |
| First_Team | Newman/Haas Racing | |
| First_Country | Brazil | |
| Second_Driver | Bruno Junqueira | |
| Second_Team | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Second_Country | Brazil | |
| Third_Driver | Dario Franchitti | |
| Third_Team | Team Green | |
| Third_Country | UK |
Country = USA| Race = Chicago| Image = File:Chicago Motor Speedway.svg| Caption = | Date = June 30| Year = 2002| Official name = 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago| Race_No = 7| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States| Course = 1 Mile Oval| Course_mi = 1.029| Course_km = 1.656| Distance_laps = 250| Distance_mi = 257.250| Distance_km = 414.000| Weather = 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy | Pole_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Pole_Team = Team Green| Pole_Time = 23.428| Pole_Country = UK| Fast_Driver = Paul Tracy| Fast_Team = Team Green| Fast_Time = 24.192| Fast_Lap = 230| Fast_Country = Canada| First_Driver = Cristiano da Matta| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| First_Country = Brazil| Second_Driver = Bruno Junqueira| Second_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Second_Country= Brazil| Third_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Third_Team = Team Green| Third_Country = UK|
The 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago was the seventh round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 30, 2002 at the Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois, this was the fourth and final running of the event. 26,000 attended the race. Cristiano da Matta of Newman/Haas Racing, the championship leader going into the event, won the race from the third position. Chip Ganassi Racing's Bruno Junqueira finished in second and Team Green driver Dario Franchitti came in third after winning the eleventh pole position of his career in qualifying.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Time | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 23.428 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Alex Tagliani | Forsythe Racing | 23.434 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.443 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 23.526 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.545 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 23.611 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 23.629 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 23.674 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.723 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 23.732 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.785 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Kenny Bräck | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.791 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Paul Tracy | Team Green | 23.847 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 23.884 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 23.890 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 23.905 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 24.174 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 24.319 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brazil Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 250 | 2:07:00.698 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Brazil Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +0.639 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 250 | +3.444 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Japan Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 250 | +11.992 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Japan Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 250 | +12.458 | 16 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | New Zealand Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +12.970 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Alex Tagliani | Forsythe Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 249 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 249 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Mexico Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 249 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | USA Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Mexico Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 241 | + 9 Laps | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 141 | Lost wheel | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | USA Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 79 | Engine | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 48 | Gearbox | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | USA Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 0 | Contact | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Sweden Kenny Bräck | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | Contact | 12 | 0 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-12 | Vasser (8) & Bräck (12) contact |
| 13 | No restart |
| 142-155 | Fittipaldi (11) lost wheel |
| 157-161 | Tracy (26) & Tagliani (33) contact, spin |
| 163-167 | Bell (20) & Jourdain Jr. (9) contact |
Notes
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-67 | Dario Franchitti |
| 68 | Alex Tagliani |
| 69-72 | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
| 73-75 | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 76-133 | Alex Tagliani |
| 134-136 | Cristiano da Matta |
| 137-141 | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 142-204 | Cristiano da Matta |
| 205-214 | Shinji Nakano |
| 215-234 | Alex Tagliani |
| 235-250 | Cristiano da Matta |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Cristiano da Matta | 82 |
| Alex Tagliani | 79 |
| Dario Franchitti | 67 |
| Shinji Nakano | 10 |
| Christian Fittipaldi | 8 |
| Michel Jourdain Jr. | 4 |
|}
- New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:07:00.698
- Average Speed 121.524 mph
References
References
- (November 4, 2001). "2002 CART schedule". [[USA Today]].
- (March 4, 2002). "CART to Promote 2002 Race at Chicago Motor Speedway; Self-Promotion a First for CART of an Existing Event". [[PR Newswire]].
- E. Whitaker, Sigur. (2015). "The Indy Car Wars: The 30-Year Fight for Control of American Open-Wheel Racing". [[McFarland & Company]].
- (June 18, 2002). "CHAMPCAR/CART: Standings after Portland".
- "2002 Grand Prix of Chicago".
- Phillips, David. (June 29, 2002). "David Phillips' Chicago CART Notebook".
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